i mean, the spectrum belongs to the people, and the ntc may not have had the right to hand it over without bidding. true, the billions that the congressmen are waiting for are exagerrated, but a bidding process could drive up the spectrum prices beyond the basement levels with which they were acquired.

i think the big cellcos are rolling out 3g at a loss. that’s why it seems so unfair to burden these poor well-meaning people with a bidding process. but think farther down the road, when they’re raking in hundreds of millions (the way they do with 2g) – wouldn’t we feel stupid not asking them for more for that slot in the 3g spectrum?